Applied Physiology

Applied Physiology Doctoral Student Matt Witbrodt was awarded the 2015 Carl Gisolfi Research Grant from the American College of Sports Medicine.

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Matt Wittbrodt, Doctoral Student in the Exercise Physiology Lab, School of Applied Physiology, was awarded the 2015 Carl Gisolfi Research Grant from the American College of Sports Medicine. The Gisolfi Research Grant is awarded each year to a doctoral candidate conducting research in human thermoregulation and fluid balance during exercise. His grant entitled, "Dehydration-mediated changes to brain activity and morphology during motor tasks: does sex matter?" will examine how dehydration impacts brain function and anatomy using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Even moderate increases in physical activity can have health benefits, a new paper argues.

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The recommendation that adults should get 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week may be too ambitious for many middle-aged and older adults. That’s one key recommendation from physical activity and health experts in the United States and Australia who published a paper this week in the British Medical Journal.

While all adults, even those over the age of 65, should strive to attain the weekly goal of 150 minutes, the authors argue that individual goals must be realistic, taking in account possible physical limitations and established patterns of inactivity.

Study finds that one short bout of resistance exercise can enhance episodic memory

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Here’s another reason why it’s a good idea to hit the gym: it can improve memory. A new Georgia Institute of Technology study shows that an intense workout of as little as 20 minutes can enhance episodic memory, also known as long-term memory for previous events, by about 10 percent in healthy young adults.

Mechanical rehab device taps a person's wrist while creating a signal in brain. The signals overlap int he brain and move and the wrist.

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The repetitive facilitation exercise (RFE) is one of the most common rehabilitation tactics for stroke patients attempting to regain wrist movement. Stroke hemiparesis individuals are not able to move that part of their body because they cannot create a strong enough neural signal that travels from the brain to the wrist.